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Shibuya Hotel En (formerly known as Shibuya City Hotel) sits in a prime location in Shbuya: it just a 10 minute or so walk from the Shibuya Train Station and is right smack in the center of all that food and shopping. The hotel was recently renovated...

winter is the most beautiful and charming season of the year. If you are planning your winter holiday, consider these great cities. The places combine with urban entertainment, Christmassy atmosphere and even outdoor activities. Towns like Bergen and...

Sure are a lot of shows that seem like the big studios are just phoning it in this Winter. I’ll be honest with you guys, I don’t think I’m going to be watching much this season. Yeah the constant disappointment I’ve received from this medium throughout...

Tokyo is too close up to see, sometimes. There are no distances and everything is above your head – dentists, kindergartens, dance studios. Even the roads and walkways are up on murky stilts. An evil-twin Venice with all the water drained away...

Fresh from a whirlwind trip to Japan, Dan Taipua pens this primer on what to take and where to go for old school console booty and ephemera. This is part one of a two part series about retro video game tourism in Japan. Each year more and more kiwis...